Nehemiah

Nehemiah 10:32–33

³²We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel^c yearly for the service of the house of our God: ³³for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.

Footnotes

c 10:32 A third of a shekel is approximately 0.13 ounces or 3.8 grams, probably of silver.

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Nehemiah 10:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We also place	וְהֶעֱמַ֤דְנוּ	wə·he·‘ĕ·maḏ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
ourselves	עָלֵ֛ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
under	עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
the obligation	מִצְוֺ֔ת	miṣ·wōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment
to contribute	לָתֵ֥ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
a third	שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית	šə·li·šîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular construct	H7992 third
of a shekel	הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל	haš·še·qel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8255 shekel
yearly	בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
for the service	לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת	la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5656 labour, service
of the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of our God	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

Nehemiah 10:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for the showbread	לְלֶ֣חֶם	lə·le·ḥem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
for the regular	הַתָּמִ֣יד	hat·tā·mîḏ	Article; Adverb	H8548 continuity
grain offerings	וּמִנְחַ֣ת	ū·min·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
and burnt offerings	וּלְעוֹלַ֣ת	ū·lə·‘ō·w·laṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5930 whole burnt-offering
for the Sabbath offerings	הַשַּׁבָּת֨וֹת	haš·šab·bā·ṯō·wṯ	Article; Noun - common plural	H7676 Sabbath
for the New Moons	הֶחֳדָשִׁ֜ים	he·ḥo·ḏā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
and appointed feasts	לַמּוֹעֲדִ֗ים	lam·mō·w·‘ă·ḏîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
for the holy offerings	וְלַקֳּדָשִׁים֙	wə·laq·qo·ḏā·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6944 sacred, sanctity
for the sin offerings	וְלַ֣חַטָּא֔וֹת	wə·la·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
to make atonement	לְכַפֵּ֖ר	lə·ḵap·pêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and for all	וְכֹ֖ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
the duties	מְלֶ֥אכֶת	mə·le·ḵeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4399 occupation, work
of the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of our God	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ס	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

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Nehemiah 10:32 Exodus 30:11–16 · Matthew 17:24–27 · 2 Corinthians 8:12 · Proverbs 3:9

Nehemiah 10:33 2 Chronicles 2:4 · Leviticus 24:5–6 · Numbers 28:1–29 · 2 Chronicles 24:5–14 · Hebrews 10:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.